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Reviews > IBM ThinkPad > X40
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It is actually viewed as a status symbol of sorts by most. A stripped
down starter unit costs about $1,499 and weighs an astonishing 2.7 pounds.
But let's put this in its proper perspective, the unit being referred
to here runs on a 1.0 GHz Pentium M processor, 256
MB memory, 20 GB hard drive, a smaller 4-cell lithium-ion battery
and no CD or DVD drive. Still the message gets home. The point is that even when upgraded to
include the usual features, this is still a very light slimline laptop. In actual fact the IBM ThinkPad X40 is a basic laptop computer designed
to enhance mobile office productivity. This hardly stops the folks at
IBM from offering some exceptional qualities in this beauty. These features
include a well-designed user-friendly keyboard, out-of-the-ordinary emergency-recovery
tools and all the very latest wireless links. When you include impressive specs, the IBM ThinkPad X40 still remains
at less than half the weight of other competing average laptops. Albeit,
at a price. For instance a unit with a 1.2 GHz Pentium chip, 512 MB of RAM and a
40 GB hard drive will deliver a weight of 3.2 pounds but will set you
back $2,299. This weight does not include the tiny 0.7 pound AC adapter.
This
is a pricey, no-compromise slimline notepad that has quickly established
itself in the market as one of the most desirable laptop computers amongst
corporate circles anywhere.
Little wonder that the IBM ThinkPad X40 is such a desirable corporate
toy in very high demand in boardrooms across the country and in many other
parts of the world. The 12.1-inch size screen is adequate enough and provides
an amazingly crisp, clear view with no serious pixel problems. But admittedly,
the IBM ThinkPad X40 is no image or video-editing star.
Still this does not stop or discourage many in the corporate world from
deeply desiring to own an IBM ThinkPad X40.
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